Dictionary Entry
intend
intend is a 6-letter English word with 13 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To stretch' to extend; to distend. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 13 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To stretch' to extend; to distend.
- 2transitive verb
To strain; to make tense.
- 3transitive verb
To intensify; to strengthen.
- 4transitive verb
To apply with energy.
- 5transitive verb
To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey.
- 6transitive verb
To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to superintend; to regard.
- 7transitive verb
To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); to be intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; -- often followed by an infinitely with to, or a dependent clause with that; as, he intends to go; he intends that she shall remain.
- 8transitive verb
To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to mold.
- 9transitive verb
To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate.
- 10verb
have in mind as a purpose
"I mean no harm"
"I only meant to help you"
- 11verb
design or destine
"She was intended to become the director"
- 12verb
denote or connote
"`maison' means `house' in French"
"An example sentence would show what this word means"
- 13verb
mean or intend to express or convey
"You never understand what I mean!"
"what do his words intend?"
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